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SUNS # 10153 Friday 31 January 2025
 
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Trade : Trump's trade war against Colombia averted, more such wars to come? (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Cochin)
A seemingly new form of unilateral trade war launched by United States President Donald Trump in proposing punitive tariffs against Colombia on 26 January has been temporarily averted on account of a compromise reached between the two sides, according to the statements issued by the White House.

UN : Probe unveils depth of Assad regime's violations in Syrian conflict (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Since 2011, Syrian civilians have been subjected to arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, enforced disappearances and related violations in order to quash dissent and erode opposition to the government led by former President Assad, according to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.

UN : UNHCR chief calls for global action to support Syrian returnees (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has appealed to the international community for bold and decisive action to help Syrians rebuild their war-torn country and support displaced Syrians in returning home.


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